One of the lovely aperitif wines for the Lou and BL Kessler Cassoulet Extravaganza 2016"
Franz Hirtzberger Honivogl-Grüner Veltliner Smaragd, Spitz/Donau-Wachau, 2007
I love Grüner---but I especially love it when it’s Smaragd. How they manage to get this much ripeness without leaving any residual sugar overlapping is beyond me, but they do. This is like Vendange Tardive without any sweetness: lush and plush, loaded with fresh, tangy herbs, and silky-smooth. Fat, fat, fat.